Kusen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 ALEXANDRA KUSEN, et al., Case No. 23-cv-02940-AMO

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR

v. APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFF

AND LEAD COUNSEL

JAMES H. HERBERT, II, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 15, 26, 35 Defendants.

11 Before the Court are three competing applications for appointment of lead plaintiff and lead counsel. ECF 15, 26, 35. The motions are fully briefed and suitable for disposition without hearing pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b). Having considered the parties’ papers, the relevant legal authority, and good cause appearing, the Court GRANTS Alecta Tjänstepension Ömsesidigt’s motion for appointment as lead plaintiff and approves its selection of Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP as lead counsel. The Court DENIES the remaining motions. I. BACKGROUND This is a federal securities class action on behalf of persons and entities who purchased or acquired First Republic Bank securities…